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Have you heard the expression “broken record?” That’s what the National Weather Service says to expect from this week’s forecast.

Forecasters aren’t expecting it to be quite as bad — or hot — as it was last week, but things are not going to change much from the weekend’s conditions, according to meteorologist Dustin Guy.

“Today, and the next two to three days, will pretty much be a copy of yesterday,” Guy said early Monday morning. “The combination of marine air and smoke will keep a lid on temperatures,” which are expected to hit the low to mid-80s through midweek.

Guy noted that today we tie the 1951 record for most consecutive days without measurable precipitation in the Seattle area. On Tuesday, we are expected to break the record when we hit 52 days without rain, he said.

He said weather service employees don’t generally bet on things, but the obvious question will be how many days will get tacked on to the new record-breaking dry streak.

Though Guy acknowledged that the recent hot, dry weather could have some Seattleites hoping for rain, it’s not a universal sentiment.